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Michaelmas day

[mik-uhl-muhs] Origin

Mich·ael·mas

[mik-uhl-muhs]
noun Chiefly British.
a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael.
Also called Michaelmas Day.


Origin:
before 1150; Middle English Mighelmes; Old English (Sanct) Michaeles masse (St.) Michael's mass
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Michaelmas
early 12c., Sanct Micheles mæsse, the feast of St. Michael (Sept. 29, an English quarter-day), from Michael + mass (2). Goose is the day's traditional fare since at least 15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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